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DRIP TRAY FOR WATER GLOSETS.

Patented July 11. 1882.

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UNITED STATES FREDERICK ADEE, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

DRlP-TRAY FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 260,816, dated July 11, 1882.

Application filed March 27, 1882, (No model.)

To all 'whom *it may cancel-n Be it known that I, FREDERICK Aman, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Drip-Trays for Watcr-Closets, of which the following is a specificaton.

Before ny inveution a cast -iron drip tray had been made for water-closets, the same having a rim around the side and back portions. In order to apply this to the Wood-work surrounding the closet, it became necessary to raise up such Wood-work sufliciently for the introduction of the cast-metal drip-tray between the woodeu seat and the basin of the watercloset, and to groove or cut away such wood- Work for the reception of such drip-tray.

Drip trays have been placed between the watercioset basin and the hinged seat, such trays being smaller than the seat and hinged so as. to be swung up or down after the seat has been raised. This drip-tray is not supported by the Wood-work, and there is a space between its edges and the said wood-work.

The object of my present inveution is to provide a drip-tray that answers all the purposes of the cast-iron drip-trays, and also ofthe stone slabs that have been used, without requiring any change in the Wood-work of the closet, so that such tray can be applied to closets previously completed as well as to new closets. I make my drip-tray of thin sheet metal adapted to pass in between the top of the water-closet hasin and the Wood-work that supports the seat, and thus avoid the necessity of changing the Wood-work or of employin g a carpeuter to cut or groove the same, and such drip-tray.is supported by and connected with the Wood-Work around the seat.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my said driptray and seat with part of the seat removed, and Fig. 2 is a. Vertical section of the same and of part of the Wood-Work.

This dri p tray a is made of eomparativelythin sheet metal-such as sleetirou with an water-closet basiu, and the metal can be easily kept clean.

The wooden seat d, which usually is hinged at e, can be turned up. This driptray is then introduced above the water-closet hasin, and its edgcs at the sides and back pass below the wooden frame f, surrounding the hiuged seat, and the front edge rests upon the top edge of the vertical Wood-work g, and screws are passed up into the Wood-work through the holes When the seat is turned down itwill rest upon the sheet metal of the drip-tray instead of the Wood-Work g, and be raised perhaps one thirtysecond of an inch; but this is usually immatcrial and would not be noticed. The drip-tray, exteudiug to the Wood-work and being secured to it, prevents any liquid splashing over the edges of the drip tray and renders the closet cleanly.

I claim as my invention- The combination, with a water-closet and the Wood-work for the seat, of a sheetmetal drip-tray having a dishing form with holes near the edges, wlereby said drip-tray is attached below the seat-frame and supported upon the Wood-work g, and intervenes between the closet and the seat, substantially as specified.

Signed by me this 18th day of March, A. D. 1882.

FR ED. ADE E.

VVitnesses:

GEO. T. PINOKNEY, WILLIAM G. Morir. 

